[A]

 

[A]Buffalo soldier, [F#m]dreadlock Rasta[A]

There was a [A]Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of America[A]

[A]Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to America[A]

[A]Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for survival[A]

 

I mean it, [D]when I [C#m]analyze the [D]stench[C#m]

To me, it [Bm]makes a [F#m]lot of sense

[D]How the [C#m]dreadlock [D]Rasta[C#m]

Was a [Bm]Buffalo [F#m]Soldier

 

And he was [A]taken from Africa, [F#m]brought to America[A]

[A]Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for survival[A]

Said it was a [A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]dreadlock Rasta[A]

[A]Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of America[A]

 

[D]If you [C#m]know your [D]history[C#m]

Then you would [Bm]know where you're [F#m]coming from

[D]Then you [C#m]wouldn't have to [D]ask me[C#m]

Who the [Bm]heck do I [F#m]think I am?

 

I'm just a [A]Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of America[A]

[A]Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to America[A]

Said he was [A]fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for survival[A]

Said he was a [A]Buffalo Soldier, in the [F#m]war for America[A]

 

Said he, [A]woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy

[A]Woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy

 

[F#m]Buffalo Soldier troddin' through the [D]land, [C#m]whoa-ho!

Said he wanna [F#m]ran and then you wanna hand

Troddin' through the [D]land, yeah-[C#m]heah-eah

 

[E]Said he was a [A]Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]war for America[A]

[A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]dreadlock Rasta[A]

[A]Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for survival[A]

[A]Driven from the mainland to the [F#m]heart of the Caribbean[A]

 

Said he, [A]woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy

[A]Woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy

 

[A]Trodding through San Juan

In the [F#m]arms of America[A]

[A]Trodding through Jamaica, a [F#m]Buffalo Soldier[A]

[A]Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for survival[A]

[A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]dreadlock Rasta[A]

 

[A]Woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy

[A]Woy, yoy, yoy, woy, yoy-yoy, yoy

[F#m]Woy, yoy, yoy, yoy-yoy, yoy-[E7]yoy, [A]yoy